Jun 176 minTell me more Polluta woodcut stories please!I have recently finished Phase 1 (42 images) of Polluta Propaganda Woodcuts (99 images in total.) In 2015-2019, I conducted many school...
May 114 minHow Do you Hang your Art?Over the years, I’ve had many collectors and students’ parents seeking advice on how to hang their proud art collection. In this blog...
May 37 minInterview with Artist Amy Spencer Harff Tell us about yourself! Where are you based? What is a typical day like for you? I am currently based just outside of Boston,...
Apr 262 minOriginal Hand-pulled VS Giclée Art Prints✵✶✺What are hand-pulled prints? ✵✶✺ Hand-pulled prints are original artworks. They are any image that are created by hand printed image...
Apr 194 minInterview with artists Scapa JoeTell us about yourselves! What is a typical day like for you? Yes, we're in Chesterfield, Derbyshire in the north of England, though I...
Apr 114 minLittle Humans & WoodcutsPolluta is an ecotopian artist colony built with air pollution. In the world of climate change, us big humans will be much less impacted...
Apr 410 minTell me the Story in your Art!Stories are important because that’s how human beings retain memories. That’s how we share over the dinner tables, catch up with friends...
Mar 296 minTo Frame or Not to Frame? (Framing 101)Framing is personal. “How should I frame this piece?” Well, it’s almost like asking, how should I dress for this dinner party? It depends...
Mar 223 minWhat is heck is the Little Number on an Art Print?You may see a little number under an art print. It’s usually (ALWAYS) in the lower left corner under the image. It could look like 1/9 or...
Mar 143 minThe Magic of ColoursIn the last post, I shared murphy’s law in printmaking. Today, I share the process to arrive at the correct colour. Colours? You mean...
Mar 92 minFour Years of Printmaking Journey (so far…)In this post, I will share my personal journey to develop my own system to arrive at the final perfect woodcut print. It took four years....
Mar 24 minWhat Woodcut Tools do you Use?It takes artists months if not years to discover her perfect tool. The right tool could make or break a piece. Of course, it makes...
Feb 223 minWhy am I Making 99 Woodcuts? (2/2)This is Part II of "Why am I Making 99 Woodcuts”? Please click here for Part I. In the last blog post, I talked about how my research of...
Feb 152 minWhy am I Making 99 Woodcuts? (1/2)I came to embark on this 99 woodcut project out of both research and an obsession. Back in 2015, I set out to develop the body of...
Feb 84 minHow to Translate Research into Art 2/2This is Part II of “How to Translate Complex Research into Art.” Please click here for Part I. Click here to watch "Plastic, plastic,...
Jan 314 minHow to Translate Research into Art (1/2)This is Part I of “How to Translate Complex Research into Art.” Please click here for Part II. I have had a lot of undergrad and graduate...
Jan 253 minHow did I come up with the World of 2084?I get this question. A lot. The next question that follows is usually. How do you come up with all those stories? (I will talk about that...